The patch titled
acpi-enable-c3-power-state-on-dell-inspiron-8200-update
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acpi-enable-c3-power-state-on-dell-inspiron-8200-update.patch
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Subject: acpi-enable-c3-power-state-on-dell-inspiron-8200-update
From: Dag Bakke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Tested-by: Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Len Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff -puN
drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c~acpi-enable-c3-power-state-on-dell-inspiron-8200-update
drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
---
a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c~acpi-enable-c3-power-state-on-dell-inspiron-8200-update
+++ a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ static int set_max_cstate(const struct d
}
/*
- * Some (Dell) machines have a too large C3 latency set, but it still works
- * completely. Dell provides a driver for other operating systems to hack
- * around this bug, so we know it's safe.
+ * Some (Dell) machines set the C3 latency to a value which effectively says:
+ * "Don't use C3." Still, C3 works if we force it.
+ * This enables C3 on Dell Inspiron 8200 machines.
*/
static int dmi_force_c3(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
{
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from [EMAIL PROTECTED] are
acpi-enable-c3-power-state-on-dell-inspiron-8200.patch
acpi-enable-c3-power-state-on-dell-inspiron-8200-update.patch
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